Sodium Chlorite is available in 2 types: powder and liquid. Its other name is also known as Liquid Chlorite. The powder is 80% and the liquid is 31%.
Sodium chlorite (NaClO2) is a white crystalline solid that can accelerate the combustion of organic substances. It is used in papermaking, water purification, bleaching wood pulp, textiles, oils and fats, as a disinfectant and in many other areas. In organic synthesis, it can often be used for the oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids. It can also be used to convert alkyl furans to 4-oxo-2-alkenoic acids. In addition, acidified sodium chlorite (a mixture of sodium chlorite with an acid such as citric acid) can be used to rinse many foods as well as sanitize hard surfaces. It can be used in the army to combat contaminants such as microbes and food pathogens.
Sodium chlorite is a type of effective bleach and bactericide. It is used for bleaching pulp and various fibers such as cotton, linen, mulberry, reed, viscose fiber and so on. It can also bleach sugar, flour, starch, ointment, wax, oil, etc. It can also be used for leather flaking, surface treatment of some metals, water treatment, sewage treatment, etc. Nitric oxide in coke oven gas.